Smart and efficient. There are lots of decisions to make when designing a home, but one that very few folks spend time on is choosing a water heater. It seems like the only meaningful decision to make over the last…

Fire. Power. Every so often online I’ll stumble across a product that captures my imagination in a unique way. As an aspiring outdoorsman, I learned about the BioLite Camp Stove about a year ago, and have been fascinated by it…

Music to your ears. The headphone jack has been marked for death, and everyone knows it. When the iPhone 7 left it out earlier this fall, it seemed like a huge deal; now that all of the click-bait headlines have…

Tap to enter. It’s been almost two years since we originally reviewed the innovative Kevo bluetooth smart lock, so the folks at Kwikset asked us to check out their latest model (which hit the market earlier this fall). Does the…

A cut above. Chainsaws are terrifying (to me, at least) by nature; they’re loud, intimidating, and so good at their job that they’ve become a staple of horror movies for the last 4 decades. Part of this reputation comes from…

Making a great product excellent When we reviewed Philips’ Hue 2.0 system this summer, we were blown away by its versatility and unbelievable support for almost every platform, but slightly disappointed by the limited color range of its bulbs. Competing…

“The iPhone 7 seems kind of boring… Should I switch to Android?” As the token neighborhood geek to most of my friends and family, that’s a question I’ve heard a lot over the past few weeks. The iPhone 7 looks…

A tantalizing taste of the future, today. 3D printing is one of those near-future technologies that you’ve probably read about in the news, but have never actually considered bringing into your own home. Heck, our family is far geekier than…